French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, have expressed their intention to present photographic and scientific evidence to a U.S. court to prove Mrs Macron is a woman, the BBC reports.
Tom Clare, a lawyer representing the Macrons who spoke to the BBC, says the President and his wife will present evidence to prove that the first Lady Brigitte was born female in a defamation suit they have brought against American right-wing activist Candace Owens.
Ms Owens' lawyers have responded with a motion to dismiss the claim explaining that it would cause "substantial financial and operational hardship" to defend herself in the case.
Speaking to the BBC's Fame Under Fire podcast, the Macrons' lawyer Mr Clare, said Mrs Macron had found the claims "incredibly upsetting" and they were a "distraction" to the French president.
"I don't want to suggest that it somehow has thrown him off his game. But just like anybody who is juggling a career and a family life as well, when your family is under attack, it wears on you. And he's not immune from that because he's the president of a country," he said.
Mr Clare said there would be "expert testimony that will come out that will be scientific in nature" and while he would not reveal, at this stage, its exact nature, he said the couple were prepared to demonstrate fully "both generically and specifically" that the allegations are false.
"It is a process that she will have to subject herself to in a very public way. But she's willing to do it. She is firmly resolved to do what it takes to set the record straight.
"If that unpleasantness and that discomfort that she has of opening herself up in that way is what it takes to set a record straight and stop this, she's 100% ready to meet that burden," he said.
Mr Clare also told the BBC that the Macrons would supply pictures of Brigitte pregnant and raising her children to the court to support their claim in the lawsuit which was filed in July.
Ms Owens, a former commentator for conservative U.S. outlet Daily Wire who has millions of followers on social media, had claimed in 2024 that she would stake her “entire professional reputation” on the allegation.
In a previous interview with Paris Match, President Macron explained that they had chosen to pursue legal action to “defend his honour”.
He also attributed Owens’ claim to her far right leanings saying she “...did so with the aim of causing harm, in the service of an ideology and with established connections to far-right leaders."
According to the BBC, Owens has previously said she believes what she is saying is true and there is nothing more American than free speech and the ability to criticise.
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